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| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | NBC Local | Dave Grohl popped into a popular Chicago pub ahead of Foo Fighters show at Soldier Field | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dave-grohl-popped-into-a-popular-chicago-pub-ahead-of-foo-fighters-show-at-soldier-field/3972444/ | Before taking the stage at Soldier Field, Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl popped into a popular Chicago pub alongside fellow drummer Charlie Benante on Friday. Grohl and Benante were photographed outside Avondale's [ Kuma's Corner, ][12] an award-winning bar and burger joint known for having a heavy-metal theme located at … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | NBC Local | Calls failing? Verizon says engineers are engaged as thousands report issues | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/calls-failing-verizon-says-engineers-are-engaged-as-thousands-report-issues/3972440/ | Verizon engineers were deployed to [ fix issues with the wireless service ][6] after more than 10,000 customers reported experiencing problems on Saturday in Chicago and across the U.S. The first reports of issues with the wireless provider popped up around 2:30 p.m., [ according to outage tracking website Downdetector … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago's DiJonai Carrington ejected for foul on Sophie Cunningham and posts ‘white privilege' | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-dijonai-carrington-ejected-for-foul-on-sophie-cunningham-and-posts-white-privilege/3972466/ | DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever. Minutes later, Carrington [ posted on social media ][1] the words “WHITE PRIVILEGE” and tagged the Fever. Cunningham, who is white, was shooting a fast-break layup … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Roger Craig reveals vascular dementia diagnosis during Hall of Fame speech | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/roger-craig-reveals-vascular-dementia-diagnosis-during-hall-fame-speech | ![][1] article Roderick Craig, Roger Craig and Roger's presenter Jamie Williams pose with Roger's bronze bust during the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Camme Expand #### The Brief * * … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | World Series hunger fuels Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, who see chance to return with Cubs: ‘An addicting drug’ | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/08/cubs-mlb-trade-deadline-kevin-gausman-clay-holmes-world-series-blue-jays-yankees-dodgers | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] KANSAS CITY – Kevin Gausman almost won a World Series ring last year. Clay Holmes almost won a World … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Fast-moving wildfire in western Canada forces more than 20,000 people to evacuate | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bald-range-wildfire-canada-british-columbia/ | More than 20,000 people were ordered to leave their homes overnight in western Canada as a [ fast-moving wildfire ][12] grew rapidly and raced toward towns along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake, destroying homes in its path. The entire community of Summerland, home to about 12,000 people, was ordered evacuated, along … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Verizon outage impacts Chicago customers, company says issues resolved | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/verizon-outage-chicago-resolved/ | A Verizon outage impacted thousands of people in Chicago for several hours Saturday afternoon, though the company says the problem is now resolved. Reports of a Verizon voice outage started coming in to Downdetector.com shortly before 3 p.m. and appeared to peak around 3:30 p.m., with more than 13,000 users … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Second Chicago facility shut down in connection to South Chicago Chapel investigation, sources say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/second-chicago-crematorium-shut-down-funeral-home-investigation-ashes/ | The investigation by the state of Illinois into [ mishandled and decomposing bodies found ][1] at a Chicago funeral home has expanded to a second facility. The Illinois State Comptroller, which regulates crematoriums, is now investigating Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium is in connection to the South Chicago Chapel scandal … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | ABC Local | Batch Bakehouse baker builds community with free weekend cookie tradition in Bucktown | https://abc7chicago.com/post/batch-bakehouse-baker-liz-tierney-builds-community-free-weekend-cookie-tradition-bucktown-chicago/19648716/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Bucktown baker is bringing neighbors together one cookie at a time with a free weekend tradition that has quickly gained popularity in the neighborhood. Liz Tierney, owner of Batch Bakehouse, spends her weekends baking cookies and placing them in a box mounted on a tree along … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CWB Chicago | 24 years for man who helped kill promising high school senior weeks before graduation | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/08/24-years-for-man-who-helped-kill-promising-high-school-senior-weeks-before-graduation.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=24-years-for-man-who-helped-kill-promising-high-school-senior-weeks-before-graduation | ![][1] _Antoine Blakes, left, and Cameron Rayford (Cook County Sheriff’s Office, LinkedIn)_ Cameron Rayford had less than a month to go before he walked across the stage at Perspectives Charter School. The 18-year-old had already completed internships at an accounting firm and a real estate company, building toward a career … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago's Bud Billiken Parade brings thousands together ahead of the new school year | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-bud-billiken-parade-brings-thousands-together-ahead-of-the-new-school-year/3972411/ | Saturday marked a fun-filled day for thousands of children and families as they celebrated the beginning of a new school year at the 97th annual Bud Billiken Parade on Chicago’s South Side. Stepping off near 39th Street and King Drive, the Bud Billiken Parade is the largest African American parade … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | NBC Local | 4 arrested after fight with off-duty Chicago police officers at 31st Street Beach | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/4-arrested-after-fight-with-off-duty-chicago-police-officers-at-31st-street-beach/3972419/ | Four people were arrested on Friday after a fight broke out involving two off- duty Chicago police officers at 31st Street Beach, authorities said. Around 4:05 p.m., a 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, who are Chicago police officers and off duty at the time, and two 22-year-old men were … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | NBC Local | Is Verizon down? What we know as thousands report problems in Chicago, across U.S. | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/is-verizon-down-what-we-know-as-thousands-report-problems-in-chicago-across-u-s/3972433/ | More than 10,000 Verizon users reported problems with their wireless service on Saturday in Chicago and across the U.S. Reports of issues with the wireless provider began around 2:30 p.m., [ according to outage tracking website Downdetector ][1] . The reports peaked around 3:30 p.m., with more than 13,300 people … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bud Billiken Parade marks 97 years of tradition, bringing generations together | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/08/bud-billiken-parade-97-years-back-to-school-black-community-education-cps | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] As a young girl, Valerie Cadenhead remembers walking with her family to the Bud Billiken Parade. Now, the iconic … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Video shows Alabama deputies wrangling a 1,500-pound runaway bull: "Oversized escape artist" | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/alabama-deputies-wrangle-1500-pound-bull/ | Alabama sheriff's deputies and police wrangled a 1,500-pound runaway bull Friday in a foot pursuit across the highway in Pickens County. Video shows the bull calmly walking in a suburban neighborhood, while additional footage shows three authorities mounted on horses swinging lassos above their heads trying to rein in the … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Hackney's on Lake in Glenview closing in September after more than 70 years | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hackneys-on-lake-glenview-closing-september/ | Hackney's announced it's closing its Lake Avenue location at the beginning of September after more than 70 years. In a [ social media post ][8] , the Glenview, Illinois, restaurant owners wrote, "Since 1955, this building has served up Hackneyburgers, French-Fried Onions, and a whole lot of Glenview memories—birthdays, sports … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Man dies in Hammond, Indiana, house fire, officials say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-dies-hammond-indiana-house-fire/ | One person died when they were trapped in a house fire in Hammond, Indiana, early Saturday morning. Hammon fire officials said they were called to a report of a house fire in the 5400 block of White Oak Avenue at 4:40 a.m. When they got there, bystanders told them someone … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | CBS Local | Group of up to 16 teens sought for robberies using fists and feet in Loop and South Loop, CPD says | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-robberies-group-teens-loop-south-loop/ | Chicago police said they're looking for a group of up to 16 teenagers who are responsible for several robberies in the Loop and South Loop. Chicago police said there have been four robberies since late July involving a group of 10-16 teen boys believed to be between 14 and 19 … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | ABC Local | Hunter Biden says his father's prostate cancer is causing him pain even as he continues to speak out | https://abc7.com/post/hunter-biden-says-fathers-prostate-cancer-is-causing-pain-he-continues-speak/19648106/ | LONDON -- Former U.S. President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview. _EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from a previous broadcast._ In … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | August 8, 2026 | ABC Local | Quick Tip: Skyrocketing insurance costs | https://abc7chicago.com/post/team-quick-tip-skyrocketing-home-insurance-costs/19647930/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a quick tip warning for Illinois homeowners. A new [ LendingTree study ][1] finds the average Illinois homeowner now pays more than $2,700 a year for home insurance. That's about 14% above the national average. Since 2020, premiums here have surged 68%. Shop around and compare … |